homosexuality

Gay people often have older brothers. Why? And does it matter?

7:00am April 15, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Studies worldwide show that queer people tend to have more older brothers than other kinds of siblings. Justin Torres, a queer novelist and the youngest of three brothers, asks: Should it matter?

Charles Silverstein (left) and his partner of 20 years, William Bory, smile at the camera in the 1970s. Silverstein dedicated his work to helping LGBTQ people live without shame.

Health & Safety

Charles Silverstein, a psychologist who helped destigmatize homosexuality, dies at 87

6:15pm February 09, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder and "sexual deviation" until 1973 — months after Silverstein gave a presentation challenging the classification.

Indians in Kolkata celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex.

Health & Safety

India's Anti-Gay Law Is History. Next Challenge: Treat LGBTQ Patients With Respect

1:40pm September 17, 2018

The law drove generations of LGBTQ Indians into the shadows — and got in the way of basic access to health care.

A rarely argued writ helped a Nashville man get his record expunged of a 1995 misdemeanor conviction for homosexual acts.

National

How Nashville Man Cleared Of 'Homosexual Acts' Conviction Paves The Way

5:11am November 16, 2016

by Tony Gonzalez

Some unlikely allies in Nashville have united to expunge the record of a man convicted of a so-called "sodomy" law in 1995. His record has been cleared, but charges against 41 men have come to light.

On June 26, 2015, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court validated same-sex marriages, Dennis Clark (center left) and Mark Henderson exchanged vows in Midtown Memphis. This photo, later posted on Facebook, led to their suspension from Freemasons by the G

National

For Freemasons, Is Banning Gays Or Being Gay Un-Masonic?

8:24am March 23, 2016

by Christopher Blank

Freemasons are best known for their secrecy, but they are having a very public dispute — about a ban on gay members. Freemasons in Tennessee will decide this week whether to lift the ban.

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Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa, left, and his partner Eduard, surname not given, leave a restaurant after a news conference in downtown Rome, on Saturday. The Vatican on Saturday fired Charamsa who came out as gay on the eve of a big meeting of the world's

Vatican Fires Priest After He Comes Out As Gay Ahead Of Bishops' Meeting

5:06am October 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa appeared at a news conference with his partner. In an interview he called the Church's stance on homosexuality "backwards."

Apple CEO Tim Cook waves to a crowd before he is honored by the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Alabama state Capitol on Monday.

National

Apple CEO Tim Cook Comes Out As Gay

4:15pm October 30, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The head of the world's most iconic technology company says that although his sexual orientation has been no secret among friends and colleagues, now is the time to publicly acknowledge it.

Counterdemonstrators in favor of LGBT rights wear pink triangles, reminiscent of those homosexuals were forced to wear in Nazi concentration camps.

World News

For Italy's Gay Rights Advocates, It's 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back

8:19pm October 13, 2014

by Sylvia Poggioli

Italy lags behind other EU states in guaranteeing equal rights for homosexuals. Gay couples have no legal recognition or adoption rights, and a bill that would make homophobia a crime has stalled.

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The Colorado Rush, a gay rugby team in Denver, at practice. "I've always thought of myself as ... the rugby player that happens to be gay," says Skyler Meyer. "I never want to be the gay man who happens to play rugby."

National

In Changing America, Gay Masculinity Has 'Many Different Shades'

8:09pm August 22, 2014

by Luke Runyon

As attitudes toward homosexuality shift in the U.S., many gay men say that's created not just more legal freedoms but also greater freedom to express their gender identities.

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